Hot Quarks 2008 - A workshop on the Physics of Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions for Young Scientists; Estes Park, CO; Summer 2008

Hot Quarks 2008 - 为年轻科学家举办的超相对论核-核碰撞物理学研讨会；

• 批准号: 0812874
• 负责人: Steffen Bass
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0812874&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Hot; Quarks; 2008; workshop; Physics

The main topic of the workshop is the physics of strongly interacting nuclear matter at extreme energy densities. Quantum Chromo-Dynamics, the theory describing the forces acting within atomic nuclei, predicts that at sufficiently high temperatures and/or densities, matter should undergo a transition from the standard hadronic phase to a plasma of deconfined quarks and gluons (Quark Gluon Plasma, QGP) - a transition which, according to our cosmological models, took place in the early universe about 10 microseconds after the Big Bang. Already the programs at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) and the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) have produced evidence for the onset of new phenomena. The research in this field is now successfully continuing at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL while the next phase, to take place at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is under preparation. There are around 2000 physicists worldwide working in the field: a very active and lively, expanding community. In such a context, good communication and networking, especially among the young and productive members in the field, are vital. The aim of this particular workshop is to enhance the direct exchange of scientific information among the younger members of the community (graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty), both from the experiment and theory. Participation in the workshop will be by invitation only - in order to strengthen the emphasis on younger members of the community, participation will be restricted to people who have obtained their Ph.D. no earlier than 1989. This particular approach makes the workshop unique among the various workshops and conferences in the field. For young scientists it represents an opportunity for exchange and exposure that that they would not have in one of the major big conferences. It will help to stimulate the next generation of the field and strengthen their sense of community.

研讨会的主题是极端能量密度下强相互作用核物质的物理学。量子色动力学是描述原子核内作用力的理论，预测在足够高的温度和/或密度下，物质应该经历从标准强子相到解禁夸克和胶子等离子体（夸克胶子等离子体，QGP）的转变——根据我们的宇宙学模型，这一转变在早期宇宙中发生了大约 10 微秒后 大爆炸。布鲁克海文国家实验室交替梯度同步加速器（AGS）和欧洲核子研究中心超级质子同步加速器（SPS）的项目已经为新现象的出现提供了证据。目前，该领域的研究正在 BNL 的相对论重离子对撞机 (RHIC) 上成功进行，而下一阶段将在欧洲核子研究组织大型强子对撞机 (LHC) 上进行，目前正在准备中。全球约有 2000 名物理学家在该领域工作：这是一个非常活跃、活跃、不断扩大的社区。在这种背景下，良好的沟通和网络，尤其是该领域年轻且富有成效的成员之间，至关重要。这个特别研讨会的目的是加强社区年轻成员（研究生、博士后和初级教师）之间实验和理论科学信息的直接交流。研讨会仅限受邀参加 - 为了加强对社区年轻成员的重视，参与将仅限于获得博士学位的人。不早于 1989 年。这种特殊的方法使研讨会在该领域的各种研讨会和会议中独一无二。对于年轻科学家来说，这是一次交流和接触的机会，这是他们在大型会议中无法获得的。它将有助于刺激该领域的下一代并增强他们的社区意识。